With New York City FC and Orlando City joining the league in 2015, MLS will hold an expansion draft on December 10. Each club can protect 11 players on its current roster. A protected players list for all teams will be released by the league on December 8.

Two years ago, Canaan attended Paul’s basketball camp. Paul said he knows he must be getting older, seeing players he helped teach now facing him in the NBA. But he also knows from the camp how talented a player Canaan is.